The AFRO-American Newspapers is considered the No. 1 African-American newspaper among Black consumers nationwide, according to the results of a survey released this week. Nielsen, a leading provider of ratings and other measurements, recently teamed up with ESSENCE magazine to conduct a customized assessment of African-American consumers. Among the categories they polled was media consumption, […]
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Reactions to Holder’s Resignation ‘Bittersweet’
Reactions from Black and civil rights leaders to the news of Attorney General Eric Holder’s imminent resignation was summarized best by President Obama. “This is bittersweet,” Obama said during a Sept. 25 press conference at the White House to announce Holder’s decision. After listing a set of the attorney general’s achievements, the president also pinpointed […]
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Holder’s Resignation Leaves Civil Rights in a Lurch
Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Eric Holder is resigning his post, the Justice Department announced Thursday. The United States attorney general will, however, remain in his post until a successor is in place. Holder, the 82nd attorney general and the first African American to serve in […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Jamal Bryant: Pastor, Preacher, Purveyor of Peace
Rev. Jamal H. Bryant For the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant, the call to social activism and service is like a fire shut up in his bones – something intrinsic and undeniable. “It is something that really has become part of my DNA,” said Bryant. For the 42-year-old Baltimore pastor, serving the community – whether directly […]
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Baltimore’s National Coalition of 100 Black Women Celebrates 25 Years
Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. On Sept. 24, the Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women will celebrate a quarter-century of advocacy and service toward the advancement of women of color. “It is indeed an honor and privilege to serve in a position of leadership […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
NAACP Challenges N.C. Lawmaker on Voter ID Election Ad
The North Carolina NAACP has decried an election ad by N.C. Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (R), saying it could mislead viewers on the status of the state’s voter ID requirement. The civil rights organization filed a complaint Sept. 15 with the state Board of Elections and the Guilford County, N.C. district attorney against […]
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Family: Fla. Middle Schooler Committed Suicide after Repeated Bullying
The family of a Florida middle-school boy who committed suicide in mid-September said he was driven to commit the desperate act by bullies. Lamar Hawkins III Lamar Hawkins III, 14, used his father’s gun—which his family said was stored properly—to shoot himself Sept. 10 in a bathroom at Greenwood Lakes Middle School, according to NBC Orlando […]
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Atlanta’s Spelman College Claims Top Ranking Among HBCUs
Spelman College, Atlanta, GA Spelman College, the liberal arts college for women in Atlanta, was named the nation’s top historically Black college or university for the second year in a row by U.S. News and World Report. The publication’s 30th annual ranking of tertiary education institutions in the United States was released this week and […]
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NAACP, WE tv Host Concert for Child Literacy at HU’s Cramton Auditorium
The NAACP partnered with WE tv to host “Concert for a Cause: A Night to Support Childhood Literacy” in Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18. WE tv stars and musical artists SWV (Sisters With Voices), along with solo artists Erica Campbell of the gospel group Mary Mary and Traci Braxton, star […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Video Catches Cop in Attack Mode
A Baltimore police officer, who is seen viciously beating a man June 15 in a CitiWatch video that began circulating this week, has been suspended while an investigation of the incident ensues, officials announced Sept. 16. “This will not be tolerated,” Baltimore City Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said of Officer Vincent Cosom’s behavior at a […]
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Policing the Police
The shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., and the police department’s bungled response has renewed cries for police reform. The slaying of Brown, who was unarmed, spurred protest among residents, who saw it as the latest in a string of injustices perpetrated by Ferguson police officers against the mostly-Black […]
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A Face is an Open Book
Simmie Knox, African American artist stands beside his portrait of Frederick Douglass in the Maryland Governor’s mansion. To Simmie Knox a face is an open book. “Everything is in the face – joy, sorrow, kindness, mean-spiritedness…,” he said. That ability to read faces and, in so doing, capture the essence of an individual is what […]